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The second season goes on for Cubs` pitcher Rick Sutcliffe. The Red Baron, who looked more like the Sutcliffe of `84 in his last start than he did before he was hurt, will put his tender hamstring to the test again Wednesday against Montreal at 6 p.m. on WGN-TV (Channel 9). The White Sox will take a last look at the Seattle Mariners at 9:30 p.m. on SportsVision (cable) before wending down to Anaheim, Calif., for that crucial series against the Angels. The New York Mets play the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:30 p.m. on WOR (cable)

Now that the hockey season is over (at least in Chicago), it's back to the NBA playoffs. On Saturday, it's the Boston Celtics at Philadelphia live at 2:30 p.m. on WBBM-TV. And Sunday, those two teams resume at noon, same station. While the Cubs and Braves are occupied with each other this weekend, the Mets take on the San Francisco Giants Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on WOR (cable). The other two big events are the UCLA Invitational track and field meet Saturday at 3 p.m. on WLS-TV (Channel 7)

And now the grind begins. Opening Day is out of the way, the hoopla has died down and all that's left is 161 games between now and Oct. 6. The Cubs resume warfare Thursday with the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:20 p.m. on WGN-TV (Channel 9), the White Sox return to the fray against the Milwaukee Brewers at 6 p.m. on WFLD-TV (Channel 32) and the Atlanta Braves resume against the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:30 p.m. on WTBS (cable). The Stanley Cup grind also continues with the New York Rangers at Philadelphia and the New York Islanders at Washington, both on WOR (cable)

Two pro basketball games and one college contest compete with a hockey game for attention Tuesday. The Bulls and Michael Jordan (not always one and the same) take on the stumbling Portland Trail Blazers, who probably now wish they hadn`t taken a pass on Mr. Jordan at draft time in favor of the hobbling Sam Bowie, at 7:30 p.m. on ON-TV and SportsVision (cable). The Utah Jazz and their scoring machine, Adrian Dantley, meet the New Jersey Nets at 9 p.m. on WTBS (cable). On the college front, West Virginia plays Virginia Commonwealth at 7 p.m. on ESPN (cable)

The Bears open their NFL exhibition season at 7:30 p.m. Friday in St. Louis on WBBM-TV (Channel 2). The White Sox's neighborly rivalry with the once-mighty Milwaukee Brewers is on SportsVision (cable) Friday at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on WFLD-TV (Channel 32). The Cubs stumble into New York for games Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on both WGN-TV (Channel 9) and WOR (cable) and Saturday at 12:15 p.m. on WMAQ- TV (Channel 5). Also, there's the PGA Championship Friday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN (cable)

With an early start from Wimbledon, seldom do you have to leave the comfort of your TV set to enjoy this Thursday holiday. The women's singles semifinals begin at 8 a.m. on HBO (cable) and are followed by tape coverage of the men's quarterfinals at 1 p.m. on WMAQ-TV (Channel 5). There's more tennis on WMAQ-TV at 10:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Baseball takes over at 1:15 p.m. when the Cubs return home to face the San Francisco Giants on WGN-TV (Channel 9). The White Sox begin a series in Cleveland at 6:30 p.m. on WFLD-TV (Channel 32)

For those baseball fans fortunate to live in the suburbs (or the few parts of the city where cable is slowly creeping in), there is life beyond just the Cubs and White Sox. For instance, the New York Mets play the St. Louis Cardinals twice on Sunday at noon on WOR (cable). Then there's the Atlanta Braves taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday at 1:05 p.m. on WTBS (cable). Or there's the finals of the College World Series Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m., if necessary, on ESPN (cable)

It seems like only yesterday we watched the 1984 baseball season come to a tearful conclusion on that sunny Sunday San Diego afternoon. (World Series? What World Series?) Well, as some wag once wrote, time begins on Opening Day. So, take a deep breath, pull out the munchies and get set for your choice of openers. The Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:20 p.m. on WGN-TV (Channel 9). The White Sox will be in Milwaukee to meet the Brewers at 1:30 p.m. on WFLD-TV (Channel 32)

Until last weekend, Thursday's Michigan-Northwestern basketball game seemed more like an after-dinner mint--tasty, but not very filling. That all changed Saturday night in Minneapolis when the Wildcats discovered how to win in the Big 10. So NU will be trying to double its winning streak against the Wolverines, who bring a national ranking and Prince look-alike Antoine Joubert to Welsh-Ryan Arena at 7:30 p.m. on ON-TV and SportsVision (cable)....

Thursday's NBA treat: The new, Jerry Krause-inspired Bulls take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. on SportsVision and WTBS (cable). The Cavs, no longer the league's laughingstocks--they`re ahead of Atlanta in a battle for the last playoff spot in the East--feature the outer-space shooting of World B. Free. In hockey, Wayne Gretzky and the big Edmonton Oilers` machine face off with the Boston Bruins on USA (cable) at 6:30 p.m., the same time the first puck drops for the New York Islanders and the Quebec Nordiques on WOR (cable)